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3 colorful nesters are back

  (Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this column.) Although few birds can match the rainbow colors of the tropical warblers that are still migrating through … Read more

Marvelous May Migrants

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this column.) They are coming by the thousands. They fly at night, navigating by starlight and the earth’s magnetic field, … Read more

April 27: Herps Michigan’s amphibians and reptiles

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Kathy Claflin for the information in this story.) Nature Discovery will bring live reptiles and amphibians that live around us to the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center on Sunday, April 27 from 2-3 p.m. … Read more

April 12: Enjoy a night filled with amphibians

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Kathy Claflin for the information in this story.) Want to see frogs, salamanders and quivering masses of eggs from local ponds? Then plan to be at the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center on Saturday, … Read more

Join in on the annual frog and toad survey

Imagine sitting beside a quiet pond in the balmy spring air, listening to the frog and toad chorus. Now imagine yourself contributing to the understanding of Michigan’s frog and toad population as you listen. Though this winter may seem never-ending, … Read more

Meet 3 little squirrels

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this story.) The tree squirrels with which we are most familiar are the large reddish-brown fox squirrel, the gray squirrel … Read more

What’s the poop on the Canada goose?

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the photo and information in this story.) The giant Canada goose so familiar to anyone living on or using area lakes or golf courses was … Read more

The eagles have landed

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this column.) In 2009, there was a great deal of excitement among area birders when a pair of bald eagles … Read more

Michigan’s only wolverine comes to Chelsea

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information in this story.) Until 2004, there had not been a report of a wolverine in Michigan in more than 200 years — when … Read more

They fly at night on jeweled wings

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the photos and the information in this column.) June is the month when Michigan’s giant silk moths are emerging from cocoons spun the previous summer. … Read more

Caution: turtles crossing

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the photos and information in this story.) It’s that time of year again — turtle egg-laying season has begun, and for the next month there … Read more

Yes, there really is a snipe

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the photos and information in this column. The “snipe hunt” is a trick played on novice campers who are sent out in the middle of … Read more